Word: hards
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...whole the crew, when rowing easily, fail to catch the boat with sufficient force at the beginning of the stroke, which tends to make it unsteady. Besides this, there is another most conspicuous fault. When rowing hard there is a tendency to use the arms too soon, some of the men even failing to get their arms straight at all at any point in the stroke...
...Higginson, is slow in beginning the recover, catches ahead, and fails to take hold hard enough at the beginning of his stroke...
...Heath, rows with fairly even pressure, but does not use his shoulders hard enough at the beginning of the stroke. This gives him an awkward position throughout the entire stroke...
...start the 'Varsity boat jumped ahead, and at the half mile lead by slightly over a length. Then the College crew picked up again, and for a mile there was a hard race, each crew gaining alternately, the College eight perhaps drawing up slightly. When about half a mile below the Harvard bridge, the College crew went to pieces, several of the men caught crabs, and the boat almost stopped. The 'Varsity at once drew ahead and finished with nearly two lengths of clear water between the crews. The men rowed in the following order...
...dashes, Harvard had two men only in the finals, and neither of them succeeded in winning a point. Morse and Warren won places in the trial heat of the low hurdles, and in the finals Morse pushed Perkins hard for first place, but was just beaten out, winning second place by a good margin...